Vocabulary and Functional Chunks for Petronius Trimalchio accurrit

Vocabulary and Functional Chunks for Petronius Trimalchio

accurrit he ran up

ad quod signum at which sign

ad sinistram enim intrantibus for to the left of those entering Nota Bene: intrantibus is pres part dat of respect

amicimur ergo diligenter therefore we are wrapped around diligently Nota Bene: amicimur is 1 st pers pl pres pass

aquam poposcit ad manus he demanded water to his hands

catena vinctus having been bound in a chain Nota Bene: vinctus is perf pass part

ceterum ego dum omnia stupeo moreover, while I am stupefied at everything

collecto spiritu with my breath having been collected Nota Bene: ablative absolute

collegae quidem mei riserunt indeed my colleagues laughed

cum constitisset ad mensam cocus tristis when the sad cook had stood at the table Nota Bene: constitisset is pluperf subj in cum clause

cum diceret se oblitum esse exinterare when he was saying that he had forgotten to gut [it] Nota Bene: diceret is imp subj in cum clause; oblitum esse is past dep inf in ind state w/ se as subj

cum has ergo miraremur lautitias when therefore we were wondering at these luxuries Nota Bene: miraremur is 1 st pers pl imp subj in cum clause

deinde magisque Trimalchio intuens eum then Trimalchio looking at it more and more Nota Bene: magis is comp adv; intuens is pres part

deprecari tamen omnes coeperunt everyone however began to plead Nota Bene: deprecari is dep inf

digitosque paululum adspersos the fingers having been sprinkled a little bit Nota Bene: adspersos is perf pass part

et circulis accedere and to approach a circle

horologium in triclinio habet he has a clock in the dining room

immo iocari magis rather to be amused more Nota Bene: iocari is pass inf; magis is comp adv

in capite pueri tersit he wiped [them] on the head of a boy

in pariete erat pictus it had been painted on the wall Nota Bene: erat pictus is pluperf pass

inter pueros capillatos ludentem pila playing ball among long haired boys Nota Bene: ludentem is pres part

interim vestiti errare coepimus meanwhile, having been clothed, we began to wander Nota Bene: vestiti is perf pass part

interpellavit trepidantes he interrupted us trembling Nota Bene: trepidantes is pres part substansive

itaque cum maesti deliberaremus and so, while we, sad, were deliberating Nota Bene: deliberaremus is imp subj in cum clause

iubemus in balneum sequi we ordered [him] to follow [us] into the bath Nota Bene: balneum is acc after in implying motion

iurare ne tam cito percoqui potuisse and to judge that [it] could not be cooked with such quickness Nota Bene: percoqui is pass inf compl potuisse which is past inf in ind state

lautissimus homo the most luxurious man Nota Bene: superlative adjective

libentissime servile officium tuentem very generously seeing to his servile duty Nota Bene: libentissime is superl adv mod pres part tuentem; servile is acc sing adj

longe ab ostiarii cella far from the room of the doorman

longe maior nobis porcus videbatur esse the pig was seeming to be far bigger to us Nota Bene: maior is comp adj; videbatur is pass meaning seem

loquebatur cum Trimalchio digitos concrepuit he was talking when Trimalchio snapped his fingers

ludenti subiecit he threw [it] under the one playing Nota Bene: ludenti is pres part dat after subiecit

mirari nos celeritatem coepimus we began to wonder at its quickness

nemo nostrum pro illo rogabit no one of us will ask for that one Nota Bene: ask, meaning stick up for/ beg off punishment

nescitis hodie apud quem fiat You don’t know among whom it happens today Nota Bene: you don’t know who your host is today; fiat is pres subj in ind quest

non destiti I did not stop

obliti omnium malorum forgetful of all the bad things Nota Bene: obliti is perf act part dep

paene resupinatus crura mea fregi having been thrown on my back, I almost broke my leg Nota Bene: resupinatus is a perf pass part

quam paulo ante aper fuerat than the boar had been a short while before Nota Bene: fuerat is pluperf

quidem iam principium cenae videtis indeed now you see the beginning of the dinner

quonam genere praesentem evitaremus procellam in which way we might avoid the present violent storm Nota Bene: evitaremus is imp subj in ind quest

sequimur nos admiration iam saturi now we followed full of admiration Nota Bene: sequimur is 1 st pers pl dep

subito videmus senem calvum suddenly we saw a bald old man

succinctus cingulo having been girded about with a belt Nota Bene: succinctus is perf pass part

super limen autem cavea pendebat aurea above threshold however, a golden cage was hanging Nota Bene: cavea means hollow place, here understood to be a bird cage

tantum quidem magis indeed the more so Nota Bene: magis is comp adv

tot vulneribus confossis fuga magis placebat quam quies flight was more pleasing than rest to us having been pierced by so many wounds Nota Bene: tot vulneribus confossis is not an abl abs; confossis is perf pass part in dat obj of spec verb placet

totum parietem persequi I followed the whole wall

tunica vestitum russea having been dressed in a reddish tunic Nota Bene: vestitium is perf pass part

ut subinde sciat quantum de vita perdiderit so that he might constantly know how much of his life has perished Nota Bene: sciat is pres subj in purp clause; perdiderit is perf subj in ind quest

venerat iam tertius dies the third day had now come Nota Bene: venerat is pluperf ind